Plexus Team

Our experience - your advantage

Team

The Plexus team comprises senior professionals from the oil and gas and mining industry, multilateral financial institutions, government, academia and consultancy. Our advisors have decades each of senior management and operational experience and a track record of delivering innovative, cost-effective and strategic solutions to complex social and environmental issues, thereby supporting our clients business and policy objectives.

Network

Utilizing a network-based approach, we assemble project teams on a case-by-case basis to suit the requirements of the assignment in question. This approach ensures that the most experienced individuals work directly with clients on an on-going basis. Depending on the requirements of the project, we also involve outside expertise. Emphasis is placed on local content and partnering with local experts. This provides clients with essential local knowledge and global assurance.

Advantage

We deliver competitive advantage through the depth and breadth of experience of our global team. Headquartered in London, our members are based in Canada, Brazil, France, Indonesia, the Netherlands, Peru, the UK and the US. We emphasise collaborative partnerships with our clients based on listening and active engagement.

Executive Management:

expert in social performance, HSSE due diligence, stakeholder consultation and social risk management; former senior advisor, Pilko Associates; former head of environment, Petroconsultants/IHS; former research associate, NUPI-Oslo

Senior Advisors:

Middle East and North Africa expert, senior advisory roles on Algeria, Kurdistan and Libya, and expert in geopolitical affairs; research fellow, Centre for International Studies, Cambridge University; former deputy director, Chatham House.

expert in strategic management of environmental and biodiversity issues; formerly senior advisor to Board of Chevron on environment, corporate responsibility and legal affairs; formerly executive assistant to the administrator of the EPA, Region 10

expert in water and wastewater planning, environmental engineering, pollution control and soil clean-up; technical director, Blacksmith Institute; former lead environmental specialist, Environment Department, World Bank

expert in EIA and SEA, energy planning, environmental licensing, and policy-making and enforcement; currently on leave as Minister of Environment, Brazil; formerly director of Environmental Quality, Ministry of Environment, Brazil

Peruvian lawyer; expert in hydrocarbons and mining law, privatisation and restructuring, energy and mining policy and investment contracts; advisor to the Ministry of Mines and Energy, former senior executive PetroPetro and OLADE

authority in project and strategic environmental assessment, extractive activities, Indigenous Peoples, community engagement, training and policy development for the Canadian International Development Agency